“Last year, when Sagui wasn’t with me, I couldn’t bring myself to drive alone with the girls. It was so hard I decided to host everyone instead—30 people in my house—just so I wouldn’t have to make the trip by myself. Shahar was four months old. I dressed the girls in white, but Shahar and I ‘rebelled’ and wore green. A year has passed. Today I put on white again, got in the car, turned on music—and Sagui is beside me. I hope this holiday brings good news and that all families can once again enjoy their journey to their loved ones.”
Captivity survivor Ohad Ben Ami on Passover eve
(Video: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
In a poignant message, she continued: “When we ask the Four Questions, everyone should ask themselves—how are we living in this reality? What can each of us do to help save our loved ones? Everyone must come out of Egypt! No one should be left behind! May this holiday of freedom bring true liberation, may all the hostages return, may all the soldiers defending us come back safely and may we truly flourish as a united people!”
The family of the captive soldier has authorized the release of an image from the terror group’s psychological warfare video.
“As we gather for the holiday evening in the U.S., our family in Israel is preparing to sit around the Passover table,” the family said in a statement. “Edan, a lone soldier who made Aliyah and enlisted in the Golani Brigade to defend the country and its citizens, remains in Hamas captivity. As you mark the festival of freedom, remember that there is no true freedom while Edan and 58 other hostages are still not home.
